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1. KB5028312, KB5028314: Microsoft releases Windows 11 Dynamic SafeOS update for Secure Boot

   By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • update
   • 0 comments
   • 1,703 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 13, 2023

2. Microsoft is reportedly making security improvements its current top priority at the company

   By Karlston, April 25, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • security
   • 1 comment
   • 1,694 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • April 25, 2024

3. Microsoft says a Russian intelligence group got access to emails from its top executives

   By aum, January 20, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 1,279 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • January 20, 2024

4. CrowdStrike details Spyboy Terminator said to kill Microsoft Defender, Avast, and more EDRs

   By alf9872000, June 1, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,406 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • June 1, 2023

5. Rsync package in Ubuntu distros updated to fix remote code execution bugs, download now

   By Karlston, January 15, 2025   

   • rsync
   • security patch
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • rsync
     • security patch
     • ubuntu
   • 0 comments
   • 1,347 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 15, 2025

6. 'Mylobot' botnet infecting 50,000 devices per day worldwide

   By Karlston, February 22, 2023   

   • botnet
   • 0 comments
   • 1,587 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 22, 2023

7. Microsoft warns accounting and tax return firms of a new phishing attack ahead of US Tax Day

   By aum, April 14, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 989 views
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   • Added by aum
   • April 14, 2023

8. Microsoft confirms it's killing TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on next-gen Windows 11, Windows 12, beyond

   By Karlston, August 2, 2023   

   • windows
   • tls
   • 0 comments
   • 1,568 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 2, 2023

9. EU watchdogs are concerned about Meta's "Pay or Okay" model for ad-free subscriptions

   By Karlston, February 16, 2024   

   • meta
   • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 1,556 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 16, 2024

10. EU requests algorithm data from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

    By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,252 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2024

11. Meta gets hit with a $1.3 billion fine by the EU for sending personal data to the US

    By Karlston, May 22, 2023   

    • meta
    • fine
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • fine
      • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,343 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 22, 2023

12. Microsoft: Protect yourself with VBS, TPM-based Enhanced Sign-in Security using our guide

    By Karlston, June 7, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,318 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2024

13. ESET found Lenovo Windows 11 and 10 laptops have Secure Boot vulnerability, BIOS update out

    By Karlston, November 9, 2022   

    • lenovo laptops
    • 0 comments
    • 1,012 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2022

14. Microsoft makes SMB signing mandatory with Windows 11 Canary build 25381

    By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • canary channel
    • 0 comments
    • 1,396 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2023

15. Microsoft adds passkey support for all consumer accounts as part of World Password Day

    By Karlston, May 2, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,226 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 2, 2024

16. Microsoft commits to European interoperability in a groundbreaking agreement

    By Karlston, September 13, 2025   

    • microsoft
    • european commission
    • 0 comments
    • 501 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2025

17. No more slip-ups: Teams will now ask you to hide sensitive info during screen sharing

    By Karlston, August 7, 2025   

    • microsoft teams
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 483 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 7, 2025

18. Microsoft fixed Windows CVE-2024-26248, CVE-2024-29056 Kerberos PAC validation flaw

    By Karlston, April 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,579 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2024

19. Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook 2013/2016 were vulnerable to Spoofing, Code Execution

    By Karlston, August 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,191 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2023

20. Millions of Dell PCs have a security flaw, update now

    By Karlston, August 6, 2025   

    • dell
    • security flaw
    • 0 comments
    • 531 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 6, 2025

21. Complaint filed against Mozilla Firefox for PPA 'default-tracking' as most users are 'dumb'

    By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,407 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2024

22. Spy Pet, accused of scraping billions of public messages, taken down by Discord

    By Karlston, April 27, 2024   

    • discord
    • 0 comments
    • 1,401 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 27, 2024

23. Microsoft wants you to ditch Windows 11/10 passwords with the help of MSA using this guide

    By Karlston, June 7, 2024   

    • windows 10
    • windows 11
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • passwords
    • 0 comments
    • 1,411 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2024

24. Microsoft publishes Defender guides to help clients enable key security features

    By aum, May 4, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,435 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 4, 2023

25. Microsoft may have fixed LSA bug with kernel-mode hardware stack protection in Windows 11

    By Karlston, April 18, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • security
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • security
      • bugfix
    • 0 comments
    • 1,678 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 18, 2023